Ena Kantardžić will be reading from their Cranbrook Academy of Art Master's Statement, sharing the book and its design alongside more dynamic documentation of installations from that two year period. Combining research, texted notes, photography, anecdotes, and programming code, the book is an attempt to bridge language and physical space in an intimate and vulnerable...
Associate professor Elizabeth Alexander will address how failure, sickness, and storm damage lead to some of her biggest creative breakthroughs.
Please join us for a public talk with artist Michelle Samour, Professor Emerita at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University, on Thursday, November 14 from 11am-12pm in Hardie 101. Samour is a multi-media artist whose installations, drawings and handmade paperworks explore humankind’s attempt to harness the natural world through...
Deep within us all exists a darkness that must be confronted. What is The Shade to you? Join Montserrat alum Adam Miller for a spooky comic anthology book launch on Monday, October 28th from 11am–1pm in H101. (Lunch will be provided.) In support of Red King Cinema's upcoming feature film THE SHADE, Red King Publishing...
In If You Give the Brain a Puzzle, Aly Pierce will talk you through her process of exploring the inner world through generative prompts and how they can function as puzzles for the brain. She will give examples of exercises and the poems they created, demonstrating how they aided in the writing of her debut...
In this talk, Mark will walk you through his latest picture book SOREN'S SEVENTH SONG written by Dave Eggers. With a focus on creative mistakes and how they can influence a whole career, Mark will take students through the process of getting rid of expectations and celebrating being a kid at heart. Hardie Room 101 23 Essex Street, Beverly...
23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA Open to the Public The Life of One Working Artist After Grad School "In the final semester of any graduating degree, you might hear the age-old dreaded question - “what next?” Come find out about my what-next-journey after school and how I navigate multiple paths in our beloved art field....
Ukrainian Artist Alyona Snegirova Wednesday, March 20th, 11-12PM Virtual Screening in H101, 23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA Open to the public Alyona Snegirova has been engaged in Petrykivka painting for more than 22 years and has been teaching for over 13 years. She has earned the title of Folk Master of Ukraine and has won...
Artist Conversation between Karmimadeebora McMillan and Charla Jones Open to the public. Karmimadeebora McMillan Montserrat Gallery Exhibit Info
Art historian Martha Buskirk will discuss growing up surrounded by the work of her mother, fiber artist Mary Balzer Buskirk, as well as the ongoing process of responding to her legacy. After taking up weaving during graduate studies at Cranbrook, Mary Balzer Buskirk maintained an active studio and exhibition practice integrated into the rhythms of...
Montserrat presents North Shore Game Jam 2024! Don't miss our Keynote speaker, Matt Boehm, Senior Animator at Blizzard Entertainment on Thursday, Jan 25 at 7 pm. Matt will talk about his path into game development and show some of his work. Then the 3-day game creation event kicks off on Friday, Jan 26 at 5...
